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LAW RELATING TO EPIZOOTIC IN GERMANY. 
inary surgeon is obliged to report immediately to the police 
authority all cases of epizootic contagious diseases, as well as all 
suspicious symptoms he may have noticed at the market or 
amongst the animals above mentioned, and after carefully examin¬ 
ing the nature of the case, to request the application of the neces¬ 
sary preventive measures of the police. 
If there is danger imminent, the veterinarian is authorized to 
direct, already before the intervention of the police, the seques¬ 
tration and isolation of diseased or suspected animals. 
(c) Preventive measures against the danger of epizootic diseases. 
§ 18. When there is danger of epizootic disease, and as long 
as this will last, the following preventive measures may, according 
to the cases, the character of the danger, and taking in considera¬ 
tion the interests of circulation, be prescribed by the police au¬ 
thorities, except the observations of the special prescription, 
established by the present law for some particular epizootic 
diseases. 
The recourse formed by the owner against the preventive 
measures prescribed by the police authority has no suspensive 
effect. 
§ 19. 1. Isolation, surveyance or observations by the police 
of disease or suspect animals. 
The owner of an animal isolated or submitted to police ob¬ 
servation, is obliged, if requested, to take such measures that dur¬ 
ing the isolation or observation, the animal cannot leave the place, 
stable, yard or pasture assigned for it, and that it will remain free 
from contact or community with other animals. 
§ 20. 2. Restrictions in the mode of use, work or transport of 
diseased or suspected animals; of their products or objects which 
have been in contact with them or which, generally, are of nature 
to propagate the disease. 
Restrictions for the transport of animals exposed to be con¬ 
taminated, and of those which are of nature to propagate the 
disease. 
§ 21. 3. The interdiction to bring to common pastures animals 
from different stables or sheds and to allow feeding in certain 
places selected afterwards ; interdictions to bring animals to com- 
